Chrysozephyrus kabrua

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Chrysozephyrus kabrua		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chrysozephyrus Rank Subspecies

Similar Chrysozephyrus esakii, Chrysozephyrus, Ancema ctesia, Mahathala ameria, Rapala nissa

Chrysozephyrus kabrua, the Kabru hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla kabrua Tytler .

C. k. niitakanus (Kano, 1928) Taiwan

C. k. neidhoeferi Shimonoya & Murayama, 1971 Taiwan

C. k. philipi Eliot, 1987 northern Thailand

C. k. ueharai Koiwaya & Osada, 1998 Laos

C. k. konga Yoshino, 1999 Sichuan

C. k. aungseini Koiwaya, 2000 Myanmar

C. k. naokoae Morita, 2002 northern Vietnam

The butterfly occurs in India from Nagaland to Manipur.

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